PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Manuscript
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chansonnier
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Material
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Pricking
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none visible
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normally
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Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
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19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
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2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
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3-part score
2
3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
2
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4-part score
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
3
6-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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no separate text
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Indentation for initials filled in
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11
notation and staves extended into margin
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other
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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red
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chant (square)
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
10
dark brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
4
littera notabilior
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plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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diagrams
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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